Skate-holder.



J. H. FERODOWILL.

SKATE HOLDER.

MPUCATlON FILED OCT. 6. 1916.

Patente Jaa. 23, 191?.

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JOSEPH HENRY FERODOWILL, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

SKATE-HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOSEPH H. FERoDowiLL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of St. Paul, in the county of Ramvof Minnesota, have invented a new and Improved Skate-Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. I

The object of the invention is to provide a skate holder to be used in grinding skate runners, the holder being simple and cheap in construction, and being one which may be conveniently operated under all conditions.

Additional objects of the invention will appear in the following specification, in which the preferred form of the invention is disclosed.

In the drawings, similar reference characters denote similar parts in all the views, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing how the skate holder is made use of; Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the skate holder; and Fig. 3 is,a fragmentary view illustrating the manner in which the holder is locked in adjusted position.

By referring tb the drawings, it will be seen that the skate holder is provided with a bottom plate 5 having bearings 6 therein, the-bearings 6 being spaced apart, and a shaft 7 being journaled in the bearings. Mounted on the shaft 7 there are two C- shaped grips 8, each of the grips 8 being secured to the shaft 7 adjacent its bottom and below its lower' terminal 9. ln the upper terminal 10 of each ofthe C-shaped grips 8 there is a threaded orifice' 11 in which meshes a screw 12 having a head 13, the head 18 being mounted on the screw 12 so that it may move slightly when in engage- ,ment with a skate runner 1l. The top of each of the screws 12 is provided with a.

hand-wheel 15 by which the screw may be conveniently rotated.

As will be seen by referring to the drawings, the shaft 7 is journaled in close proximity to the plate 5, and as there are no members connecting the C-shaped grips 8 except the shaft 7, the construction is such that when using the holder, the view of the operator is not obstructed. Mounted on the shaft 7 between the C-shaped grips 8, there 'is a collar 16 which is prevented from rotating on the shaft 7 by a set-screw 17, an arm 18 being secured to this collar 16, the

Specification of Letters Patent'.

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Application led October 6, 1916. Serial No. 124,051.

varm 18 being curved rearwardly and upwardly so that the arm 18 will in a general way conform with the curve at the lower portions of the C-shaped grips 8. Secured to the rear of the arm 18 there is a link 19 having rack teeth 20 at one of its inner sides. A gear 21 meshes with the rack teeth 20, the gear 21 being integral with a stud 22 journaled in a bearing 28 in a lug 24 extending up from the plate 5, a hand-v wheel 25 being secured to the stud 22 beyond the gear 21 so that when the hand-wheel 25 is pressed in the direction of the lug 24 the link 19 will be locked between the handwheel 25 and the said lug 24:. At the other side of the lug 21 the stud 22 has a threaded terminal 2G with which meshes a wing nut 27, the wing nut 27 being provided for drawing the hand-wheel 25 in the direction of the lug 24, for locking the arm 18, as stated. By turning thehandfwheel 25 when the wing nut 27 is turned away from the lug 21 the C-shaped grips 8 may be moved LS desired with reference to a grinding sur- Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a skate holder, a bearing, a shaft journaled in the bearing, a grip secured to arm, a stud ournaled in the last mentioned bea ring and having a gear at one side of the bearing meshing with the rack, and an operating wheel on the stud.

2. 1n a skate holder, a bearing, a shaft journaled in the bearing, a grip secured to the shaft and having its terminals spaced apart, means on one of the grip terminals for pressing a skate runner against the other grip terminal, a bearing in the rear of the first bearing, an arm secured to the shaft and extending rearwardly, a rack on the arm, a stud on the last mentioned bearing and having a gear at one side of the bearing meshing with the rack, an operating wheel on the stud beyond the rack, the stud having a threaded terminal extending at the other side of the last mentioned bearing, and a wing nut meshing with 'the threaded terminal for drawing the operating wheel infor locking purposes.

3. In a skate holder, a plate having bear- -vings, a shaft journaledk-in vthe hearings,` two C-shaped grips spaced apart and secured ad- A jacent theirbottoms to the shaft, means on one side of the grip terminals for pressing a skate runner vagainst the Yother grip ternu- ,nals,-an arm secured to the shaft and eX- tending Irear'WardIy, anc. means on the ,plate for secu-ring the armin adjusted position.

4. In a skate holder, a plate having bearings, ashaft journaled in the bearings,'two y C-shaped grips spaced apart an`d secured adjacent their bottoms to the shaft,l means on one side ofthe grip terminals for presswardly'to press ythe rack against the bearing ing a skate runner againsti the other grip ter-- minals, a bearing on the plate at'the rear of the shaft, an arm secured tothe shaft and extending rearwardly, a rack on the arm, a stud journaled in the last mentioned bearving and having a. gear at one side ofthe Abearingmeshing with the rack, an operating wheel on the stud beyond the rack, the stud.

having a threaded terminal extending at the other side ofl the bearing, and a wing nut meshing with the threaded terminal for drawing the operating Wheel inwardly to pressthe rack against the bearing for locking purposes.

JOSEPH HENRY FERoDoWILL. 

